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pugnacious definition

pug·na·cious (pug nā′s̸həs)

adjective

eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative

Etymology: < L pugnax, combative < pugnare, to fight (< IE base *peuĝ-, to punch > Gr pygmē, fist, L pungere, to pierce) + -ous

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